Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 63.5% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 5.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 93.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 82% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 60.9% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
How big is Kiribati compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.